@article{ref1,
title="Cardiac tamponade caused by a migrating sewing needle",
journal="Journal of cardiovascular medicine (LWW)",
year="2014",
author="Affronti, Alessandro and Di Bella, Isidoro and Di Lazzaro, Davide and Capozzi, Rosanna and Scarnecchia, Elisa and Ragni, Temistocle",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Penetrating injuries of the heart caused by migrating needles have been rarely described. They usually occur accidentally or are self-inflicted in the setting of an underlying psychiatric disorder. We present an unusual case of cardiac tamponade caused by a sewing needle that migrated to the heart from the chest wall through the lung. The lesions were successfully repaired through a median sternotomy without cardiopulmonary bypass. The pathophysiological mechanism and the pertinent literature are briefly analysed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1558-2027",
doi="10.2459/JCM.0000000000000143",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.2459/JCM.0000000000000143"
}